1866 Open Championship

1866 Open Championship

Tournament information
Dates	13 September 1866
Location	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Course(s)	Prestwick Golf Club
Statistics
Field	16 players
Prize fund	£11
Winner's share	£6
Champion
Willie Park, Sr.
169
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Prestwick

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Location in Scotland

The 1866 Open Championship was the seventh Open Championship and was held on 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club. Willie Park, Sr. won the championship for the third time, by two shots from his brother Davie Park. There were 16 competitors.

Played in a strong wind Willie Park was in the first group out and set the pace with a score of 54. Defending champion, Andrew Strath and Davie Park were four behind, scoring 58. Willie Park extended his lead to five stokes after the second round. Despite a final round of 59 Willie Park set a useful target of 169. Davie Park's final round of 56 gave him a total of 171 and second place. Robert Andrew was third, a further five strokes behind. ^[1]

Final leaderboard

Source: ^[2]

Thursday, 13 September 1866

Place	Player	Score	Money
1	Willie Park, Sr.	54-56-59=169	£6
2	Davie Park	58-57-56=171	£3
3	Robert Andrew	58-59-59=176	£2
4	Tom Morris, Sr.	61-58-59=178
5	Bob Kirk	60-62-58=180
6	Andrew Strath	61-61-60=182
T7	John Allan	60-63-60=183
	William Doleman (a)	60-60-63=183
9	Tom Morris, Jr.	63-60-64=187
10	Willie Dunn, Sr.	64-63-62=189

References

1. "Willie Park Wins His Third Open Title". Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
2. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-3360-5.

External links

• Prestwick 1866 (Official site)